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Islington 1896

Forty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington

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REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
1896.
AREA, POPULATION AND DENSITY OF THE PARISH.
Area.—The area of the Parish of Islington is 3,109 acres, of which
1,028 form the sub-registration district of Upper Holloway, 813 form
South-west Islington, 463 South-east Islington, and 805 Highbury.
Population.—On the night of the 29th of March the first quinquennial
census of Islington, in common with the rest of London, was
taken, the result of which was as follows:—
Upper Holloway 98,273 inhabitants.
Islington, South-west 107.365 „
„ South-east 66,549 „
Highbury 64,577 „
The Parish 336,764 „
This is an increase of 17,621 persons on the number taken at the
census of 1891, when the parishioners numbered 319,143.
Census 1896 336,764
„ 1891 319,143
Increase 17,621